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The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling.

Kabir

What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others’ suffering.
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Aware Oneself Person Suffering
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God.
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Finding God Laughter People Pilgrimage Water
All darkness vanished, when I saw the Lamp within my heart.
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Darkness Heart Myself
Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.
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Imagination Stand Throw Yourself
But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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Mirror Sadness Yourself
Now I have no caste, no creed, I am no more what I am!
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Caste Myself
When the Guest is being searched for, it is the intensity of the longing for the Guest that does all the work. Look at me, and you will see a slave of that intensity.
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Guest Intense Search Slave Willing
A learned man’s knowledge will be of no avail to him if he doesn’t have control over his tongue.
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Control Himself Knowledge Learning Man
There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman. There is not even a rope to tow the boat, and no one to pull it. There is no earth, no sky, no time, no thing, no shore, no ford!
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Earth Illusion Oneself Reality River Time
Path presupposes distance; If He be near, no path needest thou at all. Verily it maketh me smile To hear of a fish in water athirst!
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Distance Myself Smile Water
As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.
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Greatness Honey Wealth Zest
Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
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Admire Criticism Fake
Lift the veil that obscures the heart, and there you will find what you are looking for.
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Finding Heart Willing Yourself
My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
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Heart Love Myself Talk
Wherever you are, that’s the entry point.
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Inspirational Point Yourself
As long as a human being worries about when he will die, and what he has that is his, all of his works are zero. When affection for the I-creature and what it owns is dead, then the work of the Teacher is over.
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Affection Creature Death Human Myself Teacher Worry

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